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# Setting the Workspace attributes

Workspaces are characterized by an extensive set of attributes. They can be set upon creation of the workspace but can also be edited and changed at any later stage. The attributes are organized and presented on two tab sheets:

- Basic

  The attributes on this tab sheet are for general identification of the workspace.

- Options

  The attributes on this tab sheet have to do with the processing of the input data and the calculation of the actual network design.

To edit the attributes of a workspace:

1. On the map, select the parent design by clicking on it.

   The design turns red and the Details tab displays its name, the additional attributes and the toolbar with features to manage the design.

2. Open the design by clicking the on the toolbar.

   The information on the design is opened in the Details tab.

3. In the Workspaces section, click the name of the workspace you want to edit.

   The Details pane displays the information related to the workspace, comprising the Basic and the Options subsections

4. On the toolbar, click the Edit button .

   The Workspace dialog opens with the attributes of the selected workspace.

5. In the dialog, change the attribute(s) as desired.

6. Click Save when finished.

### Basic attributes

- Owner - The parent Comsof design.

  This attribute is set automatically and points to the design that you opened to add the workspace to.

- Name - The name of the Comsof Fiber workspace currently opened.

- Details - In this optional field you can add any kind of additional information about the workspace.

### Options

- Project - The project on the Comsof Cloud server that applies to your workspace.

- Cloud - The friendly URL of the Comsof Cloud Server on which to run the calculations.

- Product - The application to be used for the calculations.

- Version - The version of the application to be used.

- Rules - The name of the Rules file to be used for the calculation of the network design. To indicate that the rules file added to the workspace is a different file, the ID of the workspace is added to the name as a suffix when the template file is copied into the workspace.

- Populate From - The mapping to be used when loading features from the Network Manager Telecom data base as input to the Comsof Fiber workspace.

- Pre-processing Steps - The Comsof Fiber commands that you want to have executed as part of the Pre-process operation.

- Calculation Steps - The Comsof Fiber command that you want to have executed in the Calculate step.

- Import - Indicates which layers of the calculated network design are to be imported.